Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-06-28
4 BRIEF REVIEW OF THE CATTLE
INTEREST OF MAINE

INTEREST OF MAINE
Esery farmer knows that ~ be success
fal. the fertility OF tie soil must be kept
up-that In no other way can this be ~
economically done a. by keeping stock.
10 fact, W AL know that stock on the
farm Il q necessity that cannot be Ignored.
Ia view OF these facts, the question u
naturally suggested, which OF The various
breeds of cattle Il best adapted 70 The
present slin,tloui Which Il best adapted
- ihs grszlng and other feed pfoiucing
lands OF our State. and which has The
greatest msrke; valuoi In breeding and
raising farm stock. - well ~ In other
operation. on the farm. change of base
often becomes necessary. Ani - make
cattle raising = success, We must adapt
our stock tO The situation.
In Consequence OF the present. ,ni pro.
spcctive low prices OF beef. The beef breeds
OF cattle have become unstable, except ~
prices below the cost OF production In the
ksstern States. In the Western AMI
Southwestern States, with which We are
brought In close competition, The case l.
different. Ia these sections. where cattle
graz uesrly or quite through TIE year.
and where corn cOsts less than half ~ does
In Maine. bcsf eau s,lll be maie a. spront
Fortunately. EAstern farmers have one
resource len tha, pays a fair margin oa
cost of protnctiOn. Dtlrylug aud raising
dairy stock siill pays fairy well. Though
The time % fancy prices for dairy breeds
arr past, We may well hopr, sni have
reason ~ believe. never - return YET
stock % these breeds bring prices A.
which ~ can tfiJri 20 raise them. More
Orer. N ihc owner OF dairy cows cannot
sell last wien be deslrrs, they VIII, ever
after coming into the dairy, more than
pay their way until such times A. they can
be disposed % Al fair prices.
An Important question for lFeeders OF
dairy stock 90 decide IL, which. All things
considered. Is The breed best adapted 10
The conditions In which We dnd ourselves
plscedi The nOlsieln IL noble animal,
aud produces large quantity oi milk, A.
rule. OF rather Inferior qnslliy. She i
% large slzs-pafhsps carries 90 nhcA
Beer - be profitable. Nor does she Ap'
propriAie the large smouui % feed she
., qalrcs. A. readily In The direction of
dairy product, a. ihs caAnuel Island
brrcts.
la my experience with The Jersey COW
Tor aperi0i % twenty years. and have
Owned, bred and fci a large number of
thcml, ani Der ~ De The Qleen OF The
Dairy. Not only this. bat Dad them. =.
a rule. - have rugged constitutions Ani
q be gooi feeders. mean by gooi
feeders, TIA, they viii eat any fcei ihti
Any other cattle will eat Taey viii o..
spori more freely In production 90 iihersl
fccilng. than Any other brcci OF which
have .uy knoWleige. They Are gentle ani
toc'ie. sni appreciate Kind treatment;
aai u San ainltiei fact that there l. uO
other breed that will uniformly pfoiacc
butter a. ril seasons of the year, of A. fich
= ravor. creamy color. Way texture. or
tnat las ~ high 4 market value a. TIE
jersey. Nor am aware that there j. any
breed that will produce a. much butter Al
The sane cost. A. the jersey. IL Il not
recessAry. Ia order 90 breed jersey stock
that will make a record satisfactory IN
every reasonable man. - lnVtsi a hlgh
price In Az % The family strains that have
been flrro,l % make exceptional records.
The breeder has only ~ avoid breeding
from Inferior OF scrub stock, u use only
vel developed. ragged cows, AMI ouly
such ball. a. trace 20 Huch ancestry A.
have ~ established character fDr excel
lercc. - insure hlm Of cows that vii pro.
tucs ,hrce hunir,d and any poanis Of
butter pr year. AMI much more than that
n pressed 90 their greatest cspacliy. lie
will ge' cows that a. four years OIL vii
sell f,r more money than a bel or ihAi
will dress halfs ton, ani ihN', too, Tor "A
animal that hAs more ihan paid All expense
~ kecpug sircg she was two years OH.
1 have already made ihls article logger
than Intended. ani will only say iafiher,
whaieycr breed may be chosen. ANoii
scrubs. ani feed lioeraly " Y ~, ~
Nuss FIrurr.